76 Hill Road
Bath, NH 03740
603-747-3932
*member since August, 2005
I started with simple things, following the designs I found which were created by others. Now I have begun to make larger panels and create my own designs inspired by the things around me and that is when the real magic begins. In every piece I create, a little of bit who I am goes into it.
Stained glass is an extraordinary medium for creating art. It can enrich personal and family living space as well as public places. There is a mystery to glass: It is a form of matter with gas, liquid and solid state properties. Glass is most like a super-cooled liquid. It captures light and glows from within. As the hours and seasons progress, the light changes and the stained glass window or panel responds - there is always something new to find in it.
Glass is made from sand, soda ash, limestone and borax. The beautiful colors of glass are made by adding metallic salts and oxides. These minerals within the glass capture specific portions from the spectrum of white light allowing the human eye to see various colors. Gold produces cranberry, cobalt makes blues; silver creates yellows and golds while copper makes greens and brick red. The astounding colors and patterns in the glass produced today fascinate me and I can't wait to get my hands on a new piece of glass or start a new project using it.
